# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180, 2003

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB IAD04LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA005.md): Piper PA-44 · Prospect, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 2003 · N432PA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's improper in-flight decision, which included an inappropriate altitude selection for intentional single engine operation. Factors were the inability of the flight instructor to restart the right engine for undetermined reasons, and the…
- [NTSB LAX04LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA049.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 2003 · N971PA · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of directional control. The reason for the partial power loss in the left engine was not determined.
- [NTSB ATL03FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA104.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Battleboro, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2003 · N578TP · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's (CFI) failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall/spin and the uncontrolled collision with the ground.
- [NTSB LAX03LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA172.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Livermore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2003 · N3060K · Substantial damage
  > the pilots acceptance of a clearance meant for another aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the failure of departure controller to detect the pilot's incorrect read back and the controllers improper radio technique, which increased the chances of call…
- [NTSB NYC03LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA056.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Blue Bell, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 2003 · N711AV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2003
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7104402', '7104406'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7104402&year=2003

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